Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-10
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW SOCIETY MOTHERS ARE SUP
 FLIED WITH WET NURSES.

HOW SOCIETY MOTHERS ARE SUP
 FLIED WITH WET NURSES. ''Dinner Givfng'' as Profession-Death
 in the Dishcloth-Boxing Chfldren,s
 Ears-How Women Resistance for Bat
 tercakes-Hints for the Household.
 On West Forty second street is modest little establishment kept by a Swiss and his wife. The man is about B years old, of gen. tlemanly demeanor and always plainly but neatly dressed. His wife, who appears to be about six years younger than he, is pre- possessing woman of full figure and bland manners. The business conducted by these people is peculiar, and their establishment is probably the only one of the kind in New York, if not in the United States At least reporter failed to find its counterpart here, after considerable search, and the proprietor said he did not know of any rival in the city.
 The business is done in two rooms The main or front room is furnished something like sitting room and is the reception room for visitors. The second and rear room is used for examinations. The business con- ducted here is the supplying of wet nurses.
 ''The supplying of wet nurses or foster A1AOUucAS AOi 1uloulS III 4N0W 4OTk, Sd1Q the proprietor, twill now become big industry. Heretofore parents had considerable trouble in finding good wet nurses and were liable to be imposed upon by adventuresses You know that it has always been popular superstition, and even an adage, that like father like son, and over half the world be- ieves in heredity. They also believe that faults and temper are received by the child from the mother who nurses it. Accepting this common belief as having much of truth how important it is then to be careful in the selection of a nurse who is to nurture the babe. This is not the only cause for the exis- tence of bureau where nurses can be SUD- piled. The vanity of women, the demands of society, and several c -her reasons necessitate it. Society women nowadays and in fact always, have objected to the duties of ma ternity. Many of them dislike to raise chil- dren on tho bottle, and children often have a strong and unconquerable objection to it themselves. There are thousand kinds of infant food, a great many of them cheap and even dangerous nostrums, and the ills of babes are frequently attributable to poor food. Now we avoid all difficulties and SUD- ply women morally and physically healthy to mothers who object to nursing their own infants"
 ''How do you get themg'
 "c LdF0 dSeuUS WHO VlS1U the Villages and farms near the city and the hospitals We take none but the healthiest women and guarantee their character. A number of the most reputable physicians in the city have indorsed our work. Here, you see, are some of the inducements.
 He showed the reporter several certificates signed by we'll known physicians recom- mending the institution as needed innova- tion.
 , ''How many of these women do you ordi- narily have on hand?"
 ''Usually about dozen You have no idea of how we have increased the volume of our business since we started here, a little over a year ago. Yes, we usually have dozen and sometimes more, and we don't keep them on hand long either. Applications are coming in all tho time, and we have recently in- creased our force of agents''
 "How do the people proceed who want such paternal help?''
 ''Well, if the mother of an infant is unable to nurse it, or refuses to do so for fear of dis figuring her form or missing social entertain ments, she gets her husband to look around for a substitute. Of course the bottle is used @ great deal, but babies won't always take the bottle. A strong, healthy human substitute is the best. Instead of advertising through the newspapers and getting woman whose connections, life and antecedents are bad, thus endangering the moral character of the child, he comes to us wno are responsible for the nurses we supply. He is accompanied by the family physician. The nurses are brought out, and after looking them over the father or the doctor selects one. She is then taken into the other room and thoroughly exam ined by the doctor as to her health and gen. eral physical condition, and samples of her milk are taken to be analysed. If everything is satisfactory she is selected"
 'How do you get your pay:'
 "Both parties pay us. We get a fee from the people needing a nurse and she pays g. commission on her wages"
 "How are these nurses procured! Do their own children die or do they abandon themg''
 ''Sometimes their children die; but many of them are poor country women, whose hus- db Raa 9 bd f9 oMR aaf e %Ra hs she % @ to tho city to make good wages by nursing some other woman's child. She can make more money in nine months or so than her husband and the entire family could earn in two years If they have all the qualifica- tons demanded by the parents of the child to be nursed, and the people are rich, they will pay high prices It is not at all nnrfsua.xor these women to get $40 and $50 month, board included, and handsome presents"
 'sWhere did this business originates"
 ''I am not sure about the locality of its origin, but it has existed and fourished in Paris for years. We brought it from there. My wife's first child died soon after its birth, and she became wet nurse through one of these bureaus, which are so plentiful in all the big cities of France. ."-New York Even ing Sun. .z.
 sDinner Giving'' as a Profession.
 Among the many occupations invented by